Lead Medical Science Liaison, Inflammation & Autoimmunity

Overview

Be the Leader Who Shapes Incyte’s Next Generation of Field Medical Excellence. Incyte is entering a decisive new chapter in Germany. With our expanding Inflammation & Autoimmunity (IAI) portfolio, Germany stands as a top priority, and our Medical Affairs team is at the heart of this transformation. To support our ambition, we are creating a pivotal new role: Lead Medical Science Liaison, Inflammation & Autoimmunity. This role will be central to preparing and executing Incyte’s upcoming launches in Germany and to building a sustainable field medical organization for future IAI indications. This is a strategic field leadership role that will shape scientific engagement, elevate our presence in key therapeutic areas, and build a high-performing team of MSLs who act as true scientific ambassadors for Incyte. You will mentor, empower, and inspire a team of MSLs, while also being highly active in the field yourself, setting the example on how next-generation Medical Affairs operates: agile, insightful, collaborative, and relentlessly focused on building trust with the scientific community.

Duties And Responsibilities

Lead, Develop, and Inspire a High-Performing IAI MSL Team

• Coach, empower, and elevate a team of 8 MSLs to become strategic scientific partners in the field.
• Build a culture of ownership, curiosity, accountability, and scientific integrity.
• Ensure team capabilities evolve in line with launch needs, scientific complexity, and competitive dynamics.

Launch Readiness & Field Strategy

• Lead the field medical launch readiness for upcoming near-term launches.
• Translate national medical strategy into high-impact field execution.
• Ensure MSL readiness for peri-launch scientific exchange, medical education, and insight generation.

Drive Scientific Excellence in the Field

• Lead by example: remain actively engaged in the field to understand expert needs, evolving practice patterns, and opportunities for partnership.
• Set the standard for world-class field engagement, deep scientific exchange, and scientific credibility.
• Support complex or strategic scientific interactions, ensuring alignment and impact across regions.

Shape Medical Strategy Through Deep Field Intelligence

• Ensure high-quality, systematic field insight generation, prioritization, and dissemination to cross-functional partners, with clear follow-up on key action points.
• Act as a bridge between field reality and national strategy, influencing medical, commercial, and market access decisions.

Strengthen Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Work closely with Medical Directors, Marketing, Market Access, Clinical Operations, and leadership teams.
• Foster early alignment with future commercial teams to ensure coordinated launch readiness.
• Contribute to advisory boards, congress planning, medical education, and integrated brand planning.

Build Incyte’s Reputation in IAI

• Ensure the MSL team acts as the first image of Incyte in the scientific community — credible, ethical, deeply patient-focused and able to communicate the data with depth, accuracy, and confidence.
• Represent Incyte at scientific meetings, congresses, expert groups, and key projects across Germany.

Your leadership will directly influence how Incyte is perceived in Germany, and how our IAI strategy progresses toward launch excellence and long-term success.

Core Experience & Qualifications

• Scientific or clinical degree (MD, PharmD, PhD, or equivalent).
• Significant experience as an MSL or within Medical Affairs, ideally in Dermatology, Immunology or Autoimmunity.
• Proven track record of scientific engagement and KEE relationship-building.
• Experience in people leadership or mentoring is a strong asset.
• Familiarity with launch preparation, cross-functional orchestration, and evidence generation.

Leadership & Mindset

We Are Looking For a Leader Who Is

• People-centric: skilled at developing talent, building trust, giving feedback, and inspiring performance.
• Field-driven: believes that market insights and expert partnerships must guide strategy.
• Solutions-oriented: thrives in ambiguity and brings clarity, structure, and optimism.
• Highly collaborative & agile: excels in cross-functional environments and fosters collective success.
• Strategic & pragmatic: able to turn real-world field insights into clear priorities, practical plans, and measurable impact.

Key skills/competency

• Medical Affairs Leadership
• Inflammation & Autoimmunity
• Scientific Engagement
• KEE Relationship Building
• Launch Readiness
• Cross-functional Collaboration
• Team Mentorship
• Field Intelligence
• Dermatology/Immunology
• Strategic Planning